The tango instructor was confused. “There’s a guy who’s here for tango lessons,” the bar manager told her. “And he’s in a wheelchair.” Gabriela Condrea walked to the front of Amber, a Belltown ...

Tango—one of Argentina’s most enduring cultural exports—has always been more than the sum of its music, lyrics, and dance. For many, it functions as a lens through which to interpret the world: its ...

They met on the dance floor. Gülden Özen had been taking tango lessons “with a ballroom instructor who claimed to teach Argentine tango.” Curious to try a new approach, she went to a practica, an ...

Ever since she was a young girl growing up in France, Rachel Epstein has loved music and dancing. About a dozen years ago, Epstein, a Holocaust survivor, took up ballroom dancing. Five years later, ...

The lights dim. A couple dressed for a black-tie affair intensely embraces. As the bandoneon hits a sharp note, they quickly turn and gracefully march across the dance floor. It’s easy to imagine that ...